- Taiwan, Japan and south-eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as landslides kill 15 in Philippines BBC
- Two Las Vegas Red Cross volunteers deploy to Guam after Super Typhoon Bavi KSNV
- Brunt of storm expected today Taipei Times
- Reporting from the eye of Typhoon Bavi Yahoo
- China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years Reuters
East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines
Heading for Taiwan and south-eastern China, the 1,000 km-wide Bavi is forecast to be one of the strongest storms in decades.
Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl
Innocent man lynched by mob in West Bengal as police killing of suspect further escalates tensions
Protests have engulfed the Indian state of West Bengal after the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, the subsequent lynching of an innocent man and the police killing of one of the accused.
Outrage erupted on Sunday after the body of a missing girl was recovered from a pond in a town just outside the state capital, Kolkata.
Continue reading...The Nato summit exposed the real source of Trump’s power | Robert Reich – The Guardian
- The Nato summit exposed the real source of Trump’s power | Robert Reich The Guardian
- NEWSLETTER: Trump tackles FIFA, NATO and Iran Reuters
- CNBC Daily Open: Trump turns up the heat on allies and adversaries CNBC
- The Don of disorder: Allies duck as Trump changes script again, picking fights from Madrid to Tehran The Times of India
- The Crazy Uncle Trump Effect Drezner’s World
Death, silence, and survival inside New Jersey State Prison
A firsthand account shows how isolation and neglect can make incarceration a slow form of death in U.S. prisons.
Andy Burnham apology for Labour stance on Gaza: Is UK’s position shifting?
Likely incoming UK PM hints at policy shifts towards Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. But analysts are wary.
Police probe donations to Britain’s far-right Reform party
Reform UK's finances draw police scrutiny as Farage fights to reclaim his seat in a by-election.
Sudan’s El Obeid faces intensifying RSF drone attacks
Sudan’s El Obeid faces intensifying RSF drone attacks
Fast-spreading wildfire kills at least 12 in southern Spain
Twenty-three people missing and four Britons thought to be among those who died trying to flee Almería blaze
At least 12 people have been killed and 23 are unaccounted for after one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires broke out in the south-eastern province of Almería as the country endures its second heatwave of the summer.
The regional government of Andalucía said the victims, four of whom are believed to be British, had died while trying to escape the flames near the village of Bédar in the municipality of Los Gallardos.
Continue reading...Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply
Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act
Climate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the animals starve, environmental groups warn.
Meanwhile, a range of other issues, like ship strikes, oil spills, microplastic pollution, algal blooms and Russian harvesting are also probably contributing to the die-off that has nearly halved the whales’ estimated population. It fell from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this year, and the deaths appear to be accelerating.
Continue reading...Norway vs England: World Cup quarterfinal – Haaland, Kane, prediction, news
Erling Haaland's Norway will be out to chase more FIFA World Cup history when they face Harry Kane's England in Miami.
Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says
Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.
Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens region
Typhoon Bavi is intensifying seasonal monsoon rains across the region as it moves towards Taiwan and China.
Paramount-Warner merger: could it reshape the media?
The UK is considering intervening in the Paramount-Warner merger over concerns about media plurality.
Xi urges China, North Korea to keep ‘strategic resolve’ amid global turmoil – Reuters
- Xi urges China, North Korea to keep 'strategic resolve' amid global turmoil Reuters
- ‘Sealed in blood’: Where does the China-North Korea alliance stand today? Al Jazeera
- Xi says China’s commitment to North Korea friendship will not change, KCNA reports Reuters
- Xi Says China’s Backing for Kim and North Korea Won’t Change Bloomberg.com
- Xi: China, DPRK should keep advancing socialist cause, modernization news.cgtn.com
How Pauline Hanson courts UK’s far-right – and builds a global brand – with ‘pseudo events’ and publicity stunts
The One Nation leader is set to be interviewed by Tommy Robinson as part of a media strategy that seems designed to seek scandal – and reach millions
Pauline Hanson’s highly publicised meetings with controversial far-right figures in the UK will drive international eyeballs to her content and continue building the global brand – and that’s by design, far-right experts say.
The One Nation leader is visiting on a “fact-finding mission” with her chief-of-staff, James Ashby, ticking off a number of the country’s most divisive personalities.
Continue reading...First Palestinian legislative elections in 20 years announced
First Palestinian legislative elections in 20 years announced
US-Iran escalation threatens oil supply recovery, warns IEA
Sources suggest that the ceasefire can be revived amid a lull in fighting and backroom diplomacy.
US-Iran war: Will peace talks resume, and when?
While Trump said the MoU with Iran is 'over', US officials have reaffirmed Washington's commitment to continue talks.
Condemned ex-PM Hasina plans December return to Bangladesh
Despite facing a death sentence, exiled Sheikh Hasina pledges to return, setting up a legal clash with Dhaka’s leaders.